About Leon Cemetery
Leon Cemetery is a cemetery near Leon, Decatur County, Iowa. It lies about 0.7 mi southeast of Leon. The grounds sit at about 1,125 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Roy B. Hawkins. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1822771. The nearest other listed cemetery is Palestine Cemetery, about 1.9 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Slade-O'Donnell Funeral Home in Leon, about 0.8 mi away. It is one of 76 cemeteries we list in Decatur County, and 45 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Leon. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Leon Cemetery
- Roy B. Hawkins1885-1969American politician and lawyer
People whose Wikidata entry gives Leon Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
40.74527, -93.75815
What Leon Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Palestine CemeteryLeon, IACemetery1.9 mi
- Manchester CemeteryLeon, IACemetery2.6 mi
- Salem Mennonite CemeteryLeon, IAMennonite and Amish cemetery2.8 mi
- Shy CemeteryLeon, IACemetery2.8 mi
- Waller CemeteryLeon, IACemetery3.2 mi
- Meek CemeteryLeon, IACemetery3.9 mi
- Franklin CemeteryLeon, IACemetery4.0 mi
- Campbell CemeteryLeon, IACemetery4.0 mi
- Decatur City CemeteryLeon, IAMunicipal cemetery4.2 mi
- Mount Tabor CemeteryLeon, IACemetery4.4 mi
Funeral homes near Leon Cemetery
- Slade-O'Donnell Funeral Home0.8 miFuneral home · Leon · (641) 446-6211
- Kale Funeral Home20 miFuneral home · Osceola · (641) 342-2146
- Thomas-Randolph Funeral Home23 miFuneral home · Corydon · (641) 872-1410
- Roberson Funeral Home23 miFuneral home · Eagleville · (660) 867-3112
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